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3 weeks ago | 
microcenter.com | Micro CenterOfficial |Richard Baguley |Matthew Smith
Just a few short months ago, we were celebrating the launch of NVIDIA’s next-generation graphics card, the 50 series. Now, several launches later, those same GPUs are going mobile when 50 Series laptops start dropping next week, 3/31. The NVIDIA 50 Series - both desktop and laptop versions - feature massive improvements over the past generation of cards and bring with them some fancy new features, like DLSS4, faster VRAM, and fifth generation Tensor Cores.
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4 weeks ago | 
microcenter.com | Richard Baguley |Matthew Smith |Micro CenterOfficial
In the first part of this project, we showed you how to build an AI voice assistant on a Raspberry Pi using a combination of OpenvoiceOS and Ollama. But we're not done yet.
The problem is that the AI part of my voice assistant Boris takes ages to respond, because the Raspberry Pi only has a limited amount of computing power, and the Large Language Model (LLM) Boris is running requires significant amounts of memory and processing power to run.
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4 weeks ago | 
microcenter.com | Richard Baguley |Matthew Smith |Micro CenterOfficial
Member Pricing Free Until 2026 Meet Micro Center Member Pricing Unlock savings on the products you love with Member Pricing today! Completely free until 2026 No credit card needed to join Sign in with your verified account to qualify Even more savings on top of already great deals Savings automatically applied during checkout Returns are always free and you can save time by starting returns online Look for the green tag throughout the site to unlock more Member Pricing! Already have a Micro...
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4 weeks ago | 
microcenter.com | Matthew Smith |Richard Baguley |Micro CenterOfficial
OpenAI is constantly adding new features to ChatGPT Pro, so it can be difficult to understand exactly what you're getting. Right now, the company says the Pro membership level, "enables scaled access to the best of OpenAI’s models and tools," and, "also includes o1 pro mode, exclusive to Pro users."
Can ChatGPT Pro really boost productivity? And more importantly, who is this $200/month plan right for?
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1 month ago | 
microcenter.com | Sean Mekinda |Dan Ackerman |Matthew Smith
Member Pricing Free Until 2026 Meet Micro Center Member Pricing Unlock savings on the products you love with Member Pricing today! Completely free until 2026 No credit card needed to join Sign in with your verified account to qualify Even more savings on top of already great deals Savings automatically applied during checkout Returns are always free and you can save time by starting returns online Look for the green tag throughout the site to unlock more Member Pricing! Already have a Micro...
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1 month ago | 
microcenter.com | Matthew Smith |Sean Mekinda |Dan Ackerman
Kids these days don’t know how good they have it. Back in my day, we had to play games on 60Hz LCD panels with gray-to-gray pixel response times you could measure with a stopwatch. And we liked it.
Today? You’ve got OLED monitors that not only reach a screaming fast refresh rate of 480Hz, but also have pixel response times so low they may as well be perfect. Monitors like the LG UltraGear 27GX790A-B, which especially if you want motion clarity, is one of the best displays ever produced.
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1 month ago | 
microcenter.com | Micro CenterOfficial |Ian Sherr |Matthew Smith
Member Pricing Free Until 2026 Meet Micro Center Member Pricing Unlock savings on the products you love with Member Pricing today! Completely free until 2026 No credit card needed to join Sign in with your verified account to qualify Even more savings on top of already great deals Savings automatically applied during checkout Returns are always free and you can save time by starting returns online Look for the green tag throughout the site to unlock more Member Pricing! Already have a Micro...
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1 month ago | 
microcenter.com | Ian Sherr |Micro CenterOfficial |Matthew Smith
We've all been there: That moment when you hit a seemingly insurmountable challenge in a video game and just don't know what to do. For some of us, it's that nail-biting last chance guess on Wordle. For others, it's the Owl on Candy Crush or maybe Margit on Elden Ring. Microsoft says it might have an answer, and regular readers of this column know what it is: Artificial intelligence. In this case, "Copilot for Gaming."To Microsoft's credit, this sounds like it could be legitimately fun.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
microcenter.com | Matthew Smith |Rich Brown
CES 2025 is well-known as the world's largest consumer electronics show, but in recent years it has gained particular importance for PC monitor enthusiasts. The pace of announcements has shifted from other shows (like Computex) to CES, and this year's show underscored that trend.
The event showcased several new OLED panels that pushed resolutions and refresh rates to new extremes.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
microcenter.com | Eric Franklin |Matthew Smith |Rich Brown
Acer is ready for 2025 with three powerful, cutting-edge gaming laptops in its Predator Helios lineup, plus a brand-new 5K gaming monitor. Each laptop features Intel's Core Ultra processors, which have built-in neural processing unit (NPUs) for improved AI performance. They also each feature Nvidia G-Sync, which improves screen tearing, and Advanced Optimus, which toggles between integrated and dedicated GPUs to balance performance and battery life.
